Drawing data from a variety of sources, this thesis compares functional evidence regarding lexical categories from a number of Salish and Wakashan languages, as well as from the Michif language. It then applies Prototype Theory to examine the structure of the lexicons of these languages. They are described in terms of prototype categories that overlap to varying extents, with each category and each area of overlap defined by a central set of prototypical features. A high degree of gradience appears to exist between categories in Salish and Wakashan languages, with no clear boundary between categories or areas of overlap, indicating that lexical categories in these languages, rather than being clearly demarcated, are instead fuzzy categories with very little distinguishing them. Categories in Michif, on the other hand, exhibit far less overlap. This variation is compared to variation in conceptual categories across languages, and challenges the notions of the universality of clearly demarcated lexical categories and the existence of separately stored language module in the human mind. In spite of the variation in lexical category demarcation observed across the languages studied, it is possible to demarcate the categories of Noun and Verb to at least some extent in all languages, as well as a category of Adjective in some languages. This supports the proposed universality of the categories of Noun and Verb, as well as the implicational universals proposed in the Amsterdam Model of Parts of Speech (Hengeveld 1992a, b). It is also possible to identify a number of defining characteristics for each lexical category that appear to hold across languages. Since similar characteristics can be identified across languages for all categories, but the categories themselves display varying degrees of overlap in individual languages, this research supports the proposal that language universals, rather than consisting of structures, rules, and categories that are identical in all languages, are rather collections of prototypical characteristics for grammatical categories that are similar across languages (Croft 2000).

<p>A word or a linguistic construction can mean various things depending on the context. The imperative is a representative example of such a construction and can express a variety of illocutionary forces such as COMMAND, REQUEST, ADVICE, and more (Quirk et al., 1985, Huddleston et al., 2002). </p> <p>However, although there are many studies that comprehensively deal with the imperative or individual illocutionary forces of it (e.g. Lakoff, 1966, Ljung, 1975, Davies, 1986, Wilson & Sperber 1988, Han, 2000, Takahashi, 2012, Jary & Kissine, 2014), there is no such study that shows a possible overall process of how we would interpret an imperative to reach a certain illocutionary force when it is uttered. Without such a shared process, we cannot explain why we can communicate using imperatives without misunderstandings. Thus, this process needs to be investigated. </p> <p>Another problem regarding imperatives is the treatment of non-directive uses of imperatives such as “Have a good day”. The illocutionary force of this imperative would be called GOOD WISH and regarded as a conventional use of imperatives (Davies, 1986). However, it has not been clearly explained why we would choose the imperative construction to express wishes. If this kind of wishes expressed in the form of the imperative are actually a use of imperative, then there should be some reason and motivation for it. </p> <p>The main purposes of this study are to provide (1) a schema of how one would typically reach the interpretation of WISH when hearing an imperative and (2) an account of such use of imperatives as WISH. In this study, examples of imperatives in two non-cognate languages are used for the analysis in the hope to substantiate the credibility of the schema and the account: Japanese and English. Based on the analyses on the imperative and individual illocutionary forces that have been presented in the literature combined with my own analysis, a schema is proposed that illustrates how one would typically reach PRIVATE WISH, the state of affairs of which is deemed to be desirable mainly for the speaker, and GOOD WISH, the state of affairs of which is deemed to be desirable mainly for the addressee. Then, an account for the use of PRIVATE WISH and GOOD WISH is provided. Specifically, the use of imperatives as WISH is an analogous use of prototypical imperatives; people would use the imperative construction to express their strong desirability, and to build and maintain a good relationship with others.</p>

Over the history of interaction design, concepts and methods of prototyping have been significantly developed to address new challenges faced by the field and the ever-going advancement of new technologies. Some of the important developments are related to the notions of mixed-fidelity prototyping, experience prototyping, and prototypes as filters. Building upon these developments, this study explores a multiple-fidelity prototyping approach, that is, using progressively higher fidelity prototypes in iteration. The study focused particularly on the design of user engagement. It documented, and contributed to, an actual design process of Xplore, an augmented reality game-based learning application. Three participatory design-style workshops employing low-, mixed-, and high-fidelity prototypes were conducted respectively. Thematic analyses of participants’ interactions revealed sets of themes in the workshops, which reflected the changing focus and scope of the design space. The implications of the results obtained in the study highlighted the role of prototypes of each fidelity level in engaging users in a design process, as well as the potential benefits of combining multiple fidelity prototypes when designing for user engagement.

Os calçados são essenciais na vida humana, eles possuem a função primordial de proteger os pés e interagem constantemente com o indivíduo. Além do aspecto funcional, se exige qualidade, conforto e estética em sua confecção. Os fatores antropométricos e biomecânicos contribuem nessa interface ao oferecer parâmetros científicos na sua forma ergonômica. Confeccionar um calçado que garanta a saúde para os pés necessita conhecer os fatores que estão direta ou indiretamente relacionados à sua história, ao processo de produção, a matéria-prima entre outros itens relacionados ao calçado, assim com um embasamento científico pode dar um melhor suporte ao processo de desenvolvimento do produto. Neste contexto, a dissertação teve por objetivo organizar estes conceitos de maneira que forneça informações essenciais para a construção de um calçado confortável, pois há uma dificuldade em encontrar uma gama de conhecimentos reunidos sobre calçados para o desenvolvimento de novos projetos. Neste sentido, o estudo investigou também as características da fibra de coco verde, dos frutos descartados na cidade de Francisco Morato - São Paulo, para verificar a viabilidade de aplicação dessas fibras na construção de partes do calçado. Para a realização deste trabalho foi fundamentado uma revisão teórica que apontou a evolução do calçado na história da humanidade, os fatores indispensáveis para oferecer o conforto, a análise do pé humano, conhecimento sobre a matéria-prima e algumas possibilidades de agregarem a fibra natural de coco verde para a fabricação de um protótipo para solado feito da fibra coco. A metodologia utilizada refere-se aos aspectos teóricos numa abordagem de conhecimentos para a confecção calçadista e, que possam ser empregados na etapa da produção do protótipo. Foi feita uma maceração biológica nas fibras e realizados testes de tração e microscopia óptica. As fibras foram extraídas do coco, analisadas em testes laboratoriais e posteriormente agregadas a uma resina (PVAc Poliacetato de Vinila) para formar o protótipo. Os resultados mostraram que as fibras de coco verde possuem potencial em relação a outras fibras naturais estudadas em literaturas, para serem aplicadas como reforços na construção de partes do calçado. Possuem a rigidez necessária aos materiais usados na fabricação do sapato e, uma proteção natural graças à presença de lignina. Porém, há necessidade de que as informações da cadeia produtiva sejam mais acessíveis e amplas a nível científico e, possibilitem a criação de alternativas mais eficazes e na melhoria das técnicas já existentes no mercado. Há uma grande possibilidade do emprego das fibras naturais em substituição das fibras sintéticas para serem empregadas na fabricação de partes dos calçados como, por exemplo, nos solados e palmilhas. / Shoes are essential mode of human life; they have the primary function of protecting the feet and constantly interact with the individual. Besides the functional aspect, if demands quality, comfort and aesthetics in its making. The anthropometric and biomechanical factors contribute to this interface and provide scientific parameters for its ergonomic design. Manufacturing a shoe that ensures the health of the human foot aims to know the factors that are directly or indirectly related to its history, production process, raw materials and other factors related to shoes, so with a scientific background can better support the process of product development. In this context, the dissertation aimed to organize these concepts in a way that provides essential information for the construction of comfortable shoes and can influence new ideas to use in the footwear sector, since there is a difficulty in finding a range of knowledge gathered over shoes, which are important for the development of new projects. In this sense, the study also investigated the characteristics of green coconut fiber, fruit discarded in the town of Francisco Morato - São Paulo, to verify the feasibility of these fibers in the construction of parts of footwear. For this work was based showed that a theoretical evolution of footwear in the history of mankind, the factors necessary to provide comfort, a study of foot, knowledge of the raw materials and some possibilities of aggregating the natural fiber coconut for manufacturing a prototype for soles made of coconut fiber. The methodology used refers to the theoretical approach knowledge for making footwear and which may be used in the production step of the prototype. We conducted a biological maceration into the fibers and performed tensile testing and optical microscopy. The fibers were extracted from coconut analyzed in laboratory tests and then aggregated to a resin (PVAc - Vinyl polyacetate) to form the prototype. The results showed that coconut fibers have potential in relation to other natural fibers studied in literatures, for use as reinforcements in building parts of the footwear. Have the necessary rigidity to the materials used in manufacturing the shoe, and a natural protection due to the presence of lignin. However, there is need for the information of the production chain are more accessible and wide-ranging scientific level and thus allow the creation of more effective alternatives and that the techniques could be improved. There is a great possibility of using natural fibers in place from synthetic for use in footwear, for instance, in the soloed and shoe insole.

Visualisation, the representation of data in visual form, is at the core of our ability to communicate information. Without clear representation, data would remain in its raw form thus greatly hindering the communication process. This is especially the case when the data source is large, complex and subject to change. One such area is related to the use of computer based simulation tools for thermal analysis. This research investigates the potential of visualisation to improve the ways in which thermal analysis data are presented to building services engineers, with a view to increasing the accuracy and efficiency of its interpretation. The approach taken throughout followed a pattern of research, development, demonstration and evaluation. The research phase included a detailed review of existing visualisation theory and an extensive user requirement survey. The development phase produced three working visualisation software prototypes, each of which was demonstrated or evaluated within the sponsoring company. Whilst the initial emphasis of the research was advanced Three-Dimensional (3D) visualisation, extensive user requirement analysis indicated that comparing multiple datasets in an intuitive manner was more important. In response, the research focused on combining techniques in ways which supported the rapid comparison of multiple files and the data contained within. The final prototype combines techniques for data storage and manipulation with information visualisation techniques and advanced 3D graphics. These elements are tightly integrated within a single application that facilitates the management and interpretation of data from multiple analysis models. Evaluation of the prototype showed high levels of user satisfaction and improvements in the accuracy and efficiency of data interpretation. The techniques demonstrated by the prototype were also understood and liked by the users of thermal analysis tools. Several of the techniques, such as the new Force Directed Difference Diagrams, have potential applications outside of building services engineering. The research has demonstrated it is possible to improve the representation and interpretation of building performance data using visualisation techniques.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Esta investigaÃÃo està centrada na anÃlise e descriÃÃo da realizaÃÃo da seqÃÃncia narrativa no gÃnero notÃcia, segundo o esquema prototÃpico narrativo de Adam (1992), e na verificaÃÃo de relaÃÃes existentes entre esse modelo seqÃencial e a estrutura propriamente dita do gÃnero. O corpus desta pesquisa foi constituÃdo por 50 notÃcias, dentre as quais 26 policiais e 24 nÃo-policiais, retiradas dos sites dos periÃdicos jornalÃsticos O Povo e Folha de SÃo Paulo, no perÃodo de setembro de 2005 a setembro de 2006, e submetidos à identificaÃÃo das macroproposiÃÃes narrativas em sua estrutura textual. A anÃlise realizada levou-nos a uma nova classificaÃÃo das notÃcias em narrativas e expositivas, de acordo, respectivamente, com a identificaÃÃo ou nÃo da seqÃÃncia narrativa na sua estrutura. A partir dessa classificaÃÃo, constatamos que a seqÃÃncia narrativa se atualizou predominantemente nas notÃcias policiais, que apresentaram uma forma de realizaÃÃo recorrente: a ocorrÃncia expressiva da seqÃÃncia narrativa, com todas as suas fases, no lead, e a constante repetiÃÃo ou retomada de algumas das macroproposiÃÃes narrativas no corpo da notÃcia, como uma extensÃo do conteÃdo jà exposto, configurando uma caracterÃstica do gÃnero. A seqÃÃncia narrativa funcionou como um importante mecanismo de organizaÃÃo textual das notÃcias narrativas, ainda que sua conformaÃÃo narrativa prototÃpica tenha sido diferente da delineada por Adam. Jà nas notÃcias nÃo-policiais, o rendimento foi baixo. A estrutura composicional recorrente que registramos configurou-se como expositiva e, nesse caso, a analisamos à luz dos pressupostos teÃricos de Bronckart (1999). Acreditamos ter possibilitado uma interessante reflexÃo teÃrica sobre a realizaÃÃo do protÃtipo da seqÃÃncia narrativa de Adam no gÃnero notÃcia e, do ponto de vista aplicado, esperamos ter contribuÃdo para a operacionalizaÃÃo do conceito de seqÃÃncia textual narrativa no tratamento didÃtico de gÃneros nÃo-literÃrios considerados de natureza narrativa, tal como o gÃnero notÃcia. / This research analyzes and describes the realization of the narrative sequences in the genre news of newspaper through the Michel Adamâs prototypical project of narrative sequences (cf. ADAM, 1992) and through the relations between this project and the proper structure of that genre. The corpus was formed by 50 news, being 26 about crimes and 24 about other subjects. They were extracted from the sites O Povo and Folha de SÃo Paulo from September/2005 to September/2006 and later they were submitted to identification of the narrative macro-proposals in its textual structure. After, the news were classified as narrative and expositive according to identification or not of the narrative sequence in its structure. From this classification, we observed that the narrative sequence became predominantly current in the news about crimes, presenting almost always the following form of realization: the expressive occurrence of the narrative sequence in the lead, with all its phases, and the constant repetition of some narrative macro-proposals in the text like a characteristic and an extension of the content of the genre news. So, the narrative sequence functioned as an important mechanism of textual organization of the genre news, although its prototypical conformation is different of that one thought by Adam. About the other kinds of news, the profit was low. Its recurrent compositional structure is expositive, therefore we analyze it with the theoretician proposals of Bronckart (1999). This way, we tried to make possible a theoretical reflection about the realization in the genre news of the prototype of narrative sequence thought by Adam, waiting to contribute for the operacionalization of the notion of narrative textual sequence through the didactic treatment of not-literary genres, but narrative genres such as the genre news.

No processo derivacional, os sufixos nte e (d/t/s)or são conhecidos por formarem vocábulos designados na língua como agentivos. O conceito de agente, por sua vez, é fundamental para os estudos da linguagem, pois descreve uma categoria primária a qualquer ser vivo, servindo, por isso, de base para a criação de outras categorias. Propôs-se observar, descrever e organizar os significados dos sufixos nte e (d/t/s)or presentes na língua portuguesa, utilizando o mecanismo da paráfrase. Por tratar-se de afixos abrangentes, fizeram-se necessários dois tipos de abordagem: uma qualitativa e uma quantitativa. Num primeiro momento, fez-se uma pesquisa etimológica específica nos agentivos nomeadores de profissionais, isto é, em designadores de seres humanos portadores de uma função, em que se examinou o emprego primitivo dos sufixos que compõem essa análise. Depois, abarcaram-se palavras pertencentes a campos diversos, limitados pela presença desses sufixos. Os sufixos formadores de nomina agentis nte e (d/t/s)or remetem aos falantes a ideia de alguém ou algo que faz alguma coisa, isto é, forma duas séries nas quais se corporizam as derivações deverbais de designações de pessoas que são agentes da ação implicada no significado do verbo. A hipótese do trabalho é a de que os nomes em nte e (d/t/s)or possuem a propriedade do aspecto, entendido como duração da ação, devido à constituição histórica tanto das bases que os integram como dos próprios afixos, o que confere a cada um deles um papel semântico específico na língua. Constatou-se que as paráfrases dos nomes em nte e (d/t/s)or seguem um padrão acional único, sem variação nos diversos grupos lexicais a que pertencem, com uma especificidade no significado do sufixo nte. Esses e os outros elementos morfológicos se constituem como fundamento material para mediar a relação do falante com sua expressão social / In the derivational process, the suffixes nte and (d/t/s)or are known for forming words which are designated in the language as agentives. The term agent is fundamental to the studies of languages because it describes a primary category to any living being, and therefore it serves as a base to the creation of other categories. The proposal of this work is to observe, to describe and to organize the meanings of the suffixes nte and (d/t/s)or in Portuguese, utilizing the mechanism of paraphrase. Since they are comprehensive affixes, two approaches a qualitative and a quantitative one were necessary. Firstly, it was conducted a specific etymological research about the professional agentives, i.e. namely in human beings that have a function, in which the original function of the suffixes was examined. Subsequently, words of different fields were analyzed with these affixes. The nomina agentis forming suffixes nte and (d/t/s)or give to the speakers the idea of someone or something that does some action, forming two series in which they embody the deverbal derivations of nouns of people who are agents of the action implied in the verb meaning. The hypothesis of the work is that names in nte and (d/t/s)or own the property of the aspect, videlicet the implication of the duration of the action, due to historic constitution of both the bases and the affixes, which provides to each suffix one specific semantic role in the language. It was noticed that the paraphrases of the names in nte and (d/t/s)or follow one single standard of action, with no variation in the several and different lexical groups to which they belong, with a specificity in the meaning of the suffix nte. These and the other morphological components constitute the material base to mediate the relationship between the speaker and his/her social expression

No processo derivacional, os sufixos nte e (d/t/s)or são conhecidos por formarem vocábulos designados na língua como agentivos. O conceito de agente, por sua vez, é fundamental para os estudos da linguagem, pois descreve uma categoria primária a qualquer ser vivo, servindo, por isso, de base para a criação de outras categorias. Propôs-se observar, descrever e organizar os significados dos sufixos nte e (d/t/s)or presentes na língua portuguesa, utilizando o mecanismo da paráfrase. Por tratar-se de afixos abrangentes, fizeram-se necessários dois tipos de abordagem: uma qualitativa e uma quantitativa. Num primeiro momento, fez-se uma pesquisa etimológica específica nos agentivos nomeadores de profissionais, isto é, em designadores de seres humanos portadores de uma função, em que se examinou o emprego primitivo dos sufixos que compõem essa análise. Depois, abarcaram-se palavras pertencentes a campos diversos, limitados pela presença desses sufixos. Os sufixos formadores de nomina agentis nte e (d/t/s)or remetem aos falantes a ideia de alguém ou algo que faz alguma coisa, isto é, forma duas séries nas quais se corporizam as derivações deverbais de designações de pessoas que são agentes da ação implicada no significado do verbo. A hipótese do trabalho é a de que os nomes em nte e (d/t/s)or possuem a propriedade do aspecto, entendido como duração da ação, devido à constituição histórica tanto das bases que os integram como dos próprios afixos, o que confere a cada um deles um papel semântico específico na língua. Constatou-se que as paráfrases dos nomes em nte e (d/t/s)or seguem um padrão acional único, sem variação nos diversos grupos lexicais a que pertencem, com uma especificidade no significado do sufixo nte. Esses e os outros elementos morfológicos se constituem como fundamento material para mediar a relação do falante com sua expressão social / In the derivational process, the suffixes nte and (d/t/s)or are known for forming words which are designated in the language as agentives. The term agent is fundamental to the studies of languages because it describes a primary category to any living being, and therefore it serves as a base to the creation of other categories. The proposal of this work is to observe, to describe and to organize the meanings of the suffixes nte and (d/t/s)or in Portuguese, utilizing the mechanism of paraphrase. Since they are comprehensive affixes, two approaches a qualitative and a quantitative one were necessary. Firstly, it was conducted a specific etymological research about the professional agentives, i.e. namely in human beings that have a function, in which the original function of the suffixes was examined. Subsequently, words of different fields were analyzed with these affixes. The nomina agentis forming suffixes nte and (d/t/s)or give to the speakers the idea of someone or something that does some action, forming two series in which they embody the deverbal derivations of nouns of people who are agents of the action implied in the verb meaning. The hypothesis of the work is that names in nte and (d/t/s)or own the property of the aspect, videlicet the implication of the duration of the action, due to historic constitution of both the bases and the affixes, which provides to each suffix one specific semantic role in the language. It was noticed that the paraphrases of the names in nte and (d/t/s)or follow one single standard of action, with no variation in the several and different lexical groups to which they belong, with a specificity in the meaning of the suffix nte. These and the other morphological components constitute the material base to mediate the relationship between the speaker and his/her social expression

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In 2025, there will be almost 8 billion people to feed as the worlds population rapidly increases. To meet domestic and export demands, Australian grain productivity needs to approximately triple in the next 20 years, and this production needs to occur in an environmentally sustainable manner. The advent of Hi-tech Precision Farming in Australia has shown promise in recent time to optimize the use of resources. Most